Decorus decorus

Decorus decorus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the carps, barbs, minnows and related fishes.^[2] This fish is endemic to China, where it has been recorded from the Xiyang Jiang, a tributary of the Xi Jiang, in Yunnan and the Bei Jiang in Guangdong and Guangxi Provinces.^[1] It is found in mountain streams with gravel beds and a fast current.^[3]

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Actinopterygii

Order:Cypriniformes

Family:Cyprinidae

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Decorus decorus
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Labeoninae
Genus:	Decorus
Species:	D. decorus
Binomial name
Decorus decorus (Peters, 1881)
Synonyms[2]
Labeo decorus Peters, 1881 Bangana decora (Peters, 1881) Sinilabeo decorus (Peters, 1881) Sinilabeo decorus decorus (Peters, 1881) Varicorhinus brevis S. Y. Lin, 1931

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